Directed growth of TiO2 nanorods into microspheres

Lu Liu, Yaping Zhao, Huajie Liu, Hui Zhong Kou, Yuqiu Wang

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Abstract

In this paper, we report a synthetic route to curved 3D microspheres assembled by TiO2 nanorods, which were built from pure 1D TiO 2 nanocrystals through a solvothermal approach under controlled conditions. The method involves the reaction of titanium trichloride with urea in an n-butanol and water mixture at 150 °C assisted by a surfactant (span80). The decomposition of urea provided OH- to form 1D TiO 2 nanostructures that further assembled giving rise to 3D microspheres.

Original languageEnglish
Article number003
Pages (from-to)5046-5050
Number of pages5
JournalNanotechnology
Volume17
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Oct 2006
Externally publishedYes

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